The Design: Kodak EasyShare CX7330
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The front of the CX7330 features the 3x optical zoom lens with built-in lens cover. To the lower left of the lens is the microphone and just above this are the light sensor and self-timer/video lamp. Near the top, we can see the built-in flash. Just to the right of the flash is the viewfinder window. On the left side of the front is an angled plastic hand grip.
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The back of the camera features a 1.6" LCD monitor with 72,000 pixels. To the left is a multi-directional controller. The OK button in the center is activated by depressing the entire controller. On opposite sides of the controller are the Delete and Share buttons. Above the LCD monitor are the viewfinder and "ready" light. To the right of these are the Self-timer/Burst and Flash/Status buttons. In the upper-right corner is the zoom controller, which controls both the optical zoom in record mode and the magnification of images in playback mode. Just below the zoom controller is a small indention for resting your thumb. Below this are the Menu and Review buttons.
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On the top of the camera is the Mode Dial, which also serves as the main power switch. To the right is the shutter button.
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The bottom of the camera has a connector for the optional EasyShare camera/printer dock. To the right of this is the tripod mount. On the far right side is a swinging hinged door that covers the battery compartment. The camera requires either two AA batteries or a CRV3 battery. Although the CX7330 comes with alkaline batteries, we highly recommend using Ni-MH rechargeables.
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On the right side is a sliding hinged door that conceals the SD/MMC flash card slot, the USB port, and the A/V-out port. It is important to note that the A/V cable must be bought separately, since it is not included in the box. Although the camera comes with 16 MB of internal memory, you will most likely want more storage space. We recommend at least a 128 MB SD card to get started. There is also a post for the wrist strap on this side.
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The only thing on the left side is a DC-in port for the optional 3V AC adaptor.
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Jeff7181 - Friday, December 31, 2004 - link
Nice article... would have been nice to see it BEFORE the holidays though ;)stephencaston - Friday, December 31, 2004 - link
#4,Unfortunately, when it comes to digital cameras, it is impossible to cover every camera at a specific price point. We had to make choices when picking which cameras to use and ended up choosing three cameras at $150 with very similar features to make the comparisons more relevant.
I did not mean to imply that this article will determine the best camera at $150. The article was meant to compare these three cameras to each other. I have amended the title accordingly to reflect this.
We always encourage people to do as much research as possible before buying a camera. There are so many different things to consider when reviewing digital cameras and each review site focuses on different areas.
PrinceGaz - Friday, December 31, 2004 - link
I'd take the Minolta DiMAGE X31 over any of the cameras reviewed any day; it's a lot more compact than them which is what many people desire when out and about, is reported to give a good picture for it's price and size, has lots of features, and at $150 is just as cheap as them. My DiMAGE X20 is a lovely little camera that does everything you could ask of it, and from what I've read the X31 makes a good thing better.I will reiterate a point I made when digicam reviews first appeared on AT, which is that unless you can review *every* model in depth to find which is the best in that category, then you are doing a dis-service to your readers by potentially not even looking at what might be the best camera in that range.
Specialist digicam websites review all cameras so that they can give an informed opinion on any new models, even if that means buying one themselves like AT might do for a computer product that free review samples weren't available for. What AT is doing with digicam reviews is just picking two or three models out of the many available and saying one of them is the best, when better ones you didn't even look at are available. AT does excellent reviews of computer components, but I'm afraid you'd have to be a fool to only use your recommendations when buying a digicam.
orenb - Friday, December 31, 2004 - link
The best digital camera at this price point is the Ricoh Caplio RX. 28-100mm zoom. Metal body. Almost no shutter lag. These three don't even come close.Prog.
Joony - Friday, December 31, 2004 - link
The Canon A400 should be in this review...cosmotic - Thursday, December 30, 2004 - link
Again, Kodak EasyShare is turned into an ad link and blends into the background of the table cell.